On the night of December 15, 2024, Jerome Gordon, 36, of Madison, Tennessee, was found gravely wounded in the 100 block of Harrington Avenue near a backyard fence line after neighbors reported hearing gunfire just after 9 p.m. Officers located Gordon with a gunshot wound to the head; he was taken to TriStar Skyline Medical Center and was later pronounced dead.

Neighbors described the area immediately behind a nearby residence as a troubled spot; police said the house closest to where Gordon was found was condemned and believed to have been used by unhoused individuals. Witnesses reported hearing raised voices and arguing shortly before the shot. Detectives moved the case into a homicide investigation and said they were working strong leads.

On December 31, 2024, Metro Nashville Police announced a criminal homicide warrant for Brian K. Hardy, 58, described as possibly homeless and who might be traveling by bicycle, reportedly an orange bike. The publicly released account does not say what sparked the confrontation or whether Gordon and the named suspect knew each other. Did anyone in the Harrington Avenue area hear or see anything that night that could help investigators?